RANGER ACTIVITIES DIVISION
                           MORNING REPORT

Attention: Directorate
           Regional and Park Chief Rangers, USPP, BIFC, FLETC
           Ranger Activities Division Information Network

Day/Date:  Monday, March 30, 1992

INCIDENTS

92-95 - Pinnacles (California) - Climbing Rescue

Late on the afternoon of March 26th, climbers B. and D.K. of
Grants Pass, Oregon, were rappelling down the Twinkle Toes route on Machete
Ridge following a climb of that peak.  Since the climbers only had a
relatively short rope, they rappelled half way down to an unfamiliar ledge,
then set up another rappel point there.  D.K. descended without
trouble, but B.K. fell 80 feet into a boulder field when the rock
horn anchor point came loose.  D.K. went for help and notified park rangers
Mike Morales and Dan Jarmillo at a nearby campground in early evening.  The
two rangers responded and called for King City medics and a MAST helicopter
from Fort Ord.  The rescuers carried B.K. a half mile to the waiting
helicopter, which flew him to a hospital in Salinas.  B.K. is in stable
condition with several broken bones, a dislocated patella, a severely
lacerated leg and internal injuries.  [Bill Lester, PINN, via telefax from
Kathy Clark, RAD/WRO, 3/27]

OPERATIONAL NOTES

1) Here's a status report on 20-year retirement cases as of March 21st:  Of
the 645 claims currently under consideration (five have been withdrawn), 608
have been reviewed by regional panels and 42 are awaiting completion of
recommendations.  The regions have forwarded 569 of the 608 reviewed claims
to WASO.  Of these, 445 have been reviewed by the oversight committee; 130
have been returned to the regions for further information, 170 have been
forwarded to the department, and 55 have gone from the department to OPM.  A
large number of cases are now being signed, however, and will go to OPM
shortly.  [Brion Fitzgerald, ASIS]

STAFF STATUS

Division Chief: No leave or travel scheduled.

Branch of Resource and Visitor Protection: Sisto at law enforcement training
session, Bighorn Canyon, WY (3/30-4/1); Halainen at uniform pants evaluation
session, NCRO, Washington, DC (3/31-4/1).

Branch of Fire and Aviation: Broyles at Region 4 interagency training
committee meeting, Elko, NV (3/31-4/3); Clark at SWR prevention meeting,
Santa Fe, NM (3/30-4/3); Gale at I-520/620 steering committee meeting in
Harrisonburg, VA (3/30-4/1).

Prepared by WASO Division of Ranger Activities

Telephone:  Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-4874/6039 or 202-208-4874/6039
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5572/5573 or 202-208-5572/5573

Telefax:    Branch of R&VP - FTS 268-6756 or 202-208-6756
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - FTS 268-5977 or 202-208-5977

CompuServe: Branch of R&VP - WASO-RANGER
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - WASO-FIRE-WO

SEAdog:     Branch of R&VP - 1/650
            Branch of F&A (WASO) - 1/655